Fire destroys mobile home in Randolph

Fire destroys mobile home in Randolph

CLIMAX — A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a single-wide mobile home in northeastern Randolph County Thursday afternoon.

Two adults were home at the time, but neither was injured, according to Chief Gary McGee of the Climax Fire Department.

The residence, which was next door to 3458 Greeson Country Road, was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on the scene of the 1:40 p.m. fire, McGee said. The fire was under control in about 10 minutes, with volunteers from Julian Fire Department assisting firefighters from the two Climax stations in extinguishing the fire.

The Randolph County Fire Marshal’s Office was called to determine the cause of the fire and the American Red Cross was on the scene assisting the family.

McGee said he does not know if there was a working smoke detector in the home, but issued a public reminder of the importance.

“We encourage folks to have working smoke detectors,” he said, “because that’s the first line of defense.”